Using Our Products on Mobile Devices
The products put out by FREEillustratedBible.com are PDFs (for e-Books) and M4Vs (for e-Movies), fairly universal formats which you should be able to view and use on your devices, but we know getting started can be frustrating, so we've put together some information on how to do so. Please keep in mind that due to the enormous variety of devices, operating systems, and software, no guide will be comprehensive enough to cover every configuration.
Step One: Getting the File Onto the Device There are several ways of getting your files onto your mobile device. For small files, you can email yourself the file as an attachment and open it on your device. For larger files such as those you receive from us as downloads, either (1) use the initial email or webpage download links to download them directly onto your device, or (2) connect your device by cable to the computer and manually move the files over , or (3) use an available file-sharing option or cloud service, many of which offer free plans.
Be aware that we offer "LG" (Large) files for large screens and "sm" (small) files for small screens like tablets and phones. Option 1: Using Download Links
When you purchase a download through our website you will see a confirmation page where you can immediately download your file using the blue link. Access this page on your desired device, or open the confirmation that is emailed to you on that device, and click the link. The file will download onto whatever device you are accessing it with.
Option 2: Connect by Cable
Use a compatible cable to connect your device to the computer and follow the instructions of your manufacturer to access the files on your device. Copy the file on the computer and paste it somewhere you will remember.
* Click Here to Learn About Connecting Your Android Device to a Computer * Click Here to Learn About Connecting Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to a Computer * Click Here to Learn About Connecting Your Kindle to a Computer (Start with Step 4) * Click Here to Learn About Connecting Your Windows Phone to a Windows Computer Option 3: Using a Cloud Service
Using either a built-in file-sharing utility or a “cloud” service, upload the file from
one device so that you can access it on others.
Use the same service on your mobile device to locate the file. There are a number of cloud services with free plans available, including the following.
* Click Here to Learn About Dropbox - Adding Files to Dropbox * Click Here to LearnAbout Google Drive - Adding Files to Google Drive * Click Here to Learn About Microsoft's OneDrive - Adding Files to OneDrive * Click Here to Learn About Syncing via iTunes |
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Step Two: Opening the Files on the Device
e-Books
There are many free apps available to mobile users for viewing PDFs, and that is all you need to read your Illustrated Bible selections! To be as universal as possible, we are going to explain the process for those of you who are using Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded here:
on Google Play: Click Here on the App Store: Click Here on the Windows Store: Click Here |
e-Movies
Many devices claim compatibility with the M4V format; the stock player in Android supports it, and iPhones support M4V. If a device is not playing it, try changing the extension at the end to ".mp4" instead of ".m4v" and see if that resolves the issue.
For an additional app that supports M4Vs, you might try VLC Media Player: on Google Play: Click Here on the App Store: Click Here on the Windows Store: Click Here |
Using Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Once you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, you can typically open your PDF file in one of two ways:
(1) Using a file manager application, navigate to the location of the file, open it, and then choose to use Adobe Acrobat Reader when you see the popup. (2) Open Adobe Acrobat Reader, select the "LOCAL" tab at the top, and look below to find the file. Once it is open, you should see something like this: |
If the buttons disappear as you browse around the page, just tap once on the document to make them reappear.
Below we have summarized what each button is and does:
Below we have summarized what each button is and does:
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Bookmarks
Clicking this bookmarks the current page. Clicking again deletes the bookmark. |
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Search/Find
Search the document for a specific word, phrase, number, etc. |
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Overflow Menu
This is where additional options appear that aren't visible as buttons, such as "Print" and "Settings" |
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Page Number
Clicking this and typing in a number allows you to jump to a selected page. |
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Viewer
Choose how you want to view the PDF - as a continuous page, one sheet at a time, two sheets at a time, etc. |
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Comment
Click on this to open the options to make comments and marks on the document. To exit this mode, go to the upper-left corner, click the yellow box, and select "Viewer" |
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Share
Click on this button to view sharing options. |
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Sections
Click on this to view the Table of Contents or the Bookmarks. |
Additionally, you can quickly advance to the next page or move backwards to the previous page by tapping along the side of the page in the direction you want to go. For instance, tapping about midway along the right border of a page should move you to the next page.
